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A new tribe has recently been discovered in the rainforest. As a linguist, you want to determine if they have a language. Which of the following could be missing, and you would still conclude that language was present?
Myelin Sheath
A fatty layer that surrounds the axons of some neurons, providing electrical insulation and increasing the speed at which nerve impulses are conducted.
Saltatory Conduction
The process by which nerve impulses jump from one Ranvier node to another, speeding up the transmission of electrical signals along myelinated neurons.
Axon Hillock
The cone-shaped region of an axon in a neuron where the axon originates from the cell body.
Calculating Reaction Time
Calculating reaction time involves measuring the duration between the onset of a stimulus and the initiation of a response, important in cognitive and neuropsychological assessments.
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